Verdicts and Settlements

$60.9 Million Verdict for Brain-Injured Baby

Led by partner Deborah J. Gander, the firm in 2005 obtained $60.9 million in injury compensation, the largest amount ever awarded in a Federal Tort Claims Act case in the country. Federal Judge Jose A. Gonzalez found the Obstetrics Clinic in Mayport Naval Station in Jacksonville, Florida, liable for medical negligence in the delivery of a brain-injured baby.

Our class action team achieved a $100 million settlement from Service Corporation International (SCI), a national funeral company, and its subsidiary, Menorah Gardens Cemetery. The case alleged that the companies buried families in the wrong graves, and the company agreed to compensate for the families’ grievances and provide in-kind services.

Lion Air Flight 610 Update: Investigators Release Preliminary Crash ReportOn October 29, 2018, a Lion Air flight traveling from Jakarta, Indonesia to Pangkal Pinang crashed into the Java Sea after experiencing a flight control problem minutes after departure. There were no survivors. The Republic of Indonesia’s Komite Nasional Keselamatan Transportasi (KNKT) recently published a preliminary report about Lion Air ...

NHTSA Investigates General Motors Over Faulty Braking SystemAccording to a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI), more than 2.7 million General Motors (GM) vehicles could be affected by deteriorating brake assist vacuum pumps. After receiving 111 complaints about 2014, 2015 and 2016 truck and SUV models, NHTSA has launched an ...

Marriott Discloses 500 Million Guests Affected by Starwood’s Database HackAccording to Marriott’s press release, Starwood’s guest reservation database was hacked. On September 8, 2018, Marriott International received an internal alert about an unauthorized user attempting to access the Starwood guest reservation database. Since then, investigators found copied and encrypted information from an authorized user. ...

Florida Man Falls 30 Feet Off a Bridge After Blowout

An entire family was rocked by a sudden blowout on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Saint Petersburg. Their SUV immediately started to spin out and crossed several lanes of traffic before coming to a rest in the inside lane facing oncoming traffic. Luckily no one was injured, but their ordeal was not over.

Fearing for his family’s safety, the husband ordered his wife and daughter to flee while he stayed behind to change the tire on the SUV. With traffic coming straight on, there were several near misses and eventually one vehicle came too close. The man jumped back against the bridge’s barrier wall and lost his balance. He tumbled over the side and down 30 feet into the water below.

“I felt myself falling and I was like before I hit the water, then I knew I was in the water,” said the man as he described his ordeal. “I was going down… Something told me ‘you just got to fight.’” He swam 120 yards to a nearby pylon and held on while rescuers scrambled a boat. A safety officer was crossing the bridge when the accident happened and he was able to call in the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for an immediate rescue.

Can An Attorney Help If I’m Injured In A Blowout Accident?

Disaster was averted, and the husband escaped the experience with only minor injuries, but the results of this situation could have easily turned for the worse. A blowout such as the one in this story could have caused this SUV to rollover or collide with another vehicle, and if that had happened, the lawyers of Colson Hicks Eidson are ready. Our lawyers have helped many victims through situations like these. To find out more about what recourse victims have after a blowout, visit our tire blowouts and rollover accidents sections.

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(*) Disclaimer: All verdicts and settlements listed here are gross amounts before deductions for attorney fees and costs. Past results do not guarantee similar results in the future. Most cases result in a lower recovery. It should not be assumed that your case will have as beneficial a result.